Volume 2 Issue 4 Mon-Key

Mon-Key 2025-2026

THE BUSINESS LEAD

Volume 2 Issue 4

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04 YC Recap 06 DECON 08 Division Club Spotlights 12 Melvin’s Social Section 14 12 Days of Service 16 Nature Conservancy Web 17 Contacts 18 Resources

TABLE OF CONTENTS

03 Letter from the Editor

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Hello Montana District Key Clubbers!

It’s officially winter in Montana, and I hope you’re all staying warm as the temperatures continue to drop!

December always brings a mix of snowy roads, holiday lights, and a well-deserved pause to appreciate how far we’ve come.

Inside, you’ll find a recap of this year’s Youth Conference, information about our Nature Conservancy webinar, and important updates on District Convention, including how to register and what to know if you’re thinking about running for a board position.

You’ll also see DCON notes from our LTGs, club spotlights from across the divisions, and a fun holiday feature: the 12 Days of the Governor’s Project.

Enjoy this edition, stay cozy, and have a safe and joyful holiday season, Montana Key Clubbers!

Yours in service,

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Youth Conference Recap STATISTICS

144 HOURS OF GOVERNOR’S PROJECT COMMUNITY SERVICE

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MT District Convention March 29-31

Where

@Billings Hotel and Convention Center 1223 Mullowney Ln, Billings, MT 59101

How to attend & Cost 1. Go to montanakeyclub.org 2. Click on the Calendar and events tab 3. Scroll down until you see the registration 4 people(to a room): $225 per person 3 people: $240 per person 2 people: $260 per person 1 person: $325 per person

Melvin

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DIVISION 4

Club Spotlight

BILLINGS SENIOR, BILLINGS SKYVIEW, BILLINGS WEST, COLUMBUS, SHEPHERD

LTG 4 Paige Anderson

BILLINGS WEST Billings West students have been hard at work collecting books for the Kiwanis Festival of the Trees Book Tree, helping spread the love of reading throughout the community. They’ve also stepped up to support their own classmates by gathering food for the school’s food pantry.

BILLINGS SKYVIEW Billings Skyview is making an impact!

Students have been gathering books for the Kiwanis Festival of the Trees Book Tree, and even had the honor of sharing their efforts on the radio.

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DIVISION 6

Club Spotlight

BOZEMAN, GALLATIN, BELGRADE, LEWISTOWN, HARLOWTON

LTG 6 Evie Taylor

GALLATIN KEY CLUB At their weekly meeting on November 20th, Gallatin High’s Key Club in conjunction with June Kusak’s officer project made care packages for the HRDC warming center! The project’s goal is to help community members in need who don’t have access to basic hygiene necessities. Each student helped bag the necessities including deodorant, toothbrushes, wipes, soap, and handwarmers.

BELGRADE KEY CLUB Belgrade High School’s fourth annual Haunted House raised over $2,000. Funds went to the Gallatin Valley Food Bank and to Key Club and Builders Club charities. Key Club used its share for member dues and feminine hygiene products for school restrooms.

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DIVISION 7

Club Spotlight HAVRE, MALTA, GLASGOW, SHELBY

GLASGOW KEY CLUB Glasgow had volunteered to purchase Thanksgiving food items for families who could not afford them. While each member devoted time and effort to signing up and selecting specific items to bring. This included all of the Glasgow Key Club members, as well as the help of their advisors, to take the food to the Valley Community Food Bank. These items were purchased at Glasgow's local grocery stores, Albertsons and Reynolds, to provide the items on the sign-up sheet.

No Spotlights this month for Division 5

LTG 7 Aspen Probert

No Spotlights this month for Divisions 2, & 3

MALTA KEY CLUB Malta had fundraised for UNICEF throughout the month of November, putting up jars in the Malta High School foyer for kids and adults to donate to while games and school events were happening.

Want your club to be spotlighted? Reach out to your LTG. Their contact info can be found on the contact page. (Make sure to include photos and details)

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DIVISION 8

Club Spotlight COLUMBIA FALLS, EUREKA, POLSON

LTG 6 Evie Taylor

POLSON KEY CLUB The Polson Key Club helped set up for their annual winter dance. The theme was Great Gatsby so they put together a chandelier centerpiece, and draped lights all acorss the dance area. The dance took place on December 6 and tickets were $10. The proceeds will go towards a future service project. In total members averaged about 5 hours each.

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SOICAL S www.happyholidays.org

Creative Corner‌ Corner‌

Submit your own doodle, meme, or comic featuring Melvin for a chance to get featured in the Mon-Key (submit through the Bulletin Editor email address)

You can use this form to ask any questions you have about Key Club, or related, that you would like answered in the next Mon-Key (open to advisors)!

FAQ Corner‌ Corner‌

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vin’s‌

SECTION www.happyholidays.org

Spotlight Corner‌ Corner‌ Spotlighting a service project, from a club, that’s dedicated to this years’ Governor’s project (submit through the Bulletin Editor email address)

Highlighting impressive numbers from clubs: most hours served, meals packed, or donations raised.

Stats Corner‌ Corner‌

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Conservancy Webinar KCI will be hosting an online meeting on the 13th of this month from 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM to discuss one of our International Partners, The Nature Conservancy.

Please share the registration link with each of your clubs and ask anyone interested in attending to fill out this registration form.

Link to sign up for the webinar

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Contact the board

Montana Key Club

mtkeyclub406@gmail.com Governor Orion Walker mtkeyclubgov@gmail.com Secretary Lane Wicks mtkeyclubdistrictsecretary@gmail.com Webmaster mtkeyclubtechmaster@gmail.com Bulletin Editor Raya Lucas mtkeyclubbulletineditor@gmail.com LTG 1 mtkeyclubltg1@gmail.com LTG 3 Jasmine Tsllon mtkeyclubltg03@gmail.com LTG 4 Paige Anderson mtkeyclubltg04@gmail.com LTG 5 Aaron Ward mtkeyclubltg5@gmail.com LTG 6 Evie Taylor mtkeyclubltg06@gmail.com LTG 7 Aspen Probert mtkeyclubltg7@gmail.com LTG 8 Louis Schreiner mtkeyclubltg8@gmail.com LTG 9 Jordyn WInkler mtkeyclubltg9@gmail.com

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Reso New Member Handbook click here MT district bylaws click here Key Club international guidebook click here Club president guide click here Club VP guide click here

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urces Club secretary guide click here Club treasurer guide click here Club adviser guide click here Secretary report form click here global leadership courses click here

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@montanadistrictofkeyclubinternational

@montanakeyclub

mtkeyclub.org

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